Doris “Granny D” Haddock, the venerable and quixotic campaigner for public campaign financing burst on the political scene 11 years ago when she walked across the country to gain support for her cause. On Jan. 26, the Dublin, N.H., resident…
John Cronin, who founded the Manchester law firm of Cronin & Bisson in 1991, is the attorney who has filed a class action lawsuit against the state over a change in the interest and dividends tax -- included as an…
Back in the early 1990s, former advertising executive David Random turned a time dilemma question on its head. While working 60 or more hours a week at Dibona, Bornstein, & Random, the successful Boston advertising firm he co-founded, Random also…
Building a personal brand after 50 is something Marva Goldsmith knows well. The 51-year-old, who spent 20 years in the utility industry as an electrical engineer and lobbyist in Washington D.C., reappraised her future after taking a mid-career program and…
Yankee Publishing, the Dublin-based family-owned company that publishes Yankee magazine, the Old Farmer’s Almanac and other publications, celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. For the past decade, Jamie Trowbridge has been at the helm of the company, which was started…
For Thomas Blais, president of Rochester-based Rokon International Inc., the ability to export his New Hampshire-made motorcycles depends on a vital local link.Yet that link, the New Hampshire International Trade Resource Center, needs more funding, Blais told a panel of…
Every time I hear or read David Brooks or Thomas L. Friedman of The New York Times, I wonder why the president of the United States does not call both of them up and install them in the White House.…
With progress stalled in Congress over climate change and a long-term energy policy, the fate of green energy companies like Portsmouth-based Powerspan Corp. hang in the balance. Founded in 1994, Powerspan has specialized in the development and commercialization of carbon…
When Tom and Millie Parks designed their dream house in 2003, they wanted to take full advantage of the view: the property sits across the Bellamy River from a wildlife preserve.They also wanted to incorporate dramatic aesthetic details like cathedral…
Businesses these days are having a harder time finding sources of and qualifying for needed capital. The Community Development Finance Authority has several programs that can help New Hampshire businesses looking for financing opportunities.Expansion. New Equipment. New Construction.Are you a…
